INSIDE RUNNING

Michael Manley

KEMENTARI is a $3.70 favourite with TAB fixed odds for Saturday’s Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington and James Cummings says the horse in the best shape he’s been this campaign.

“He’s the fittest he’s been this campaign and his work on Tuesday morning reflected that,’’ Cummings said. “His gallop on the course proper at Flemington was what I wanted to see. He’s tightened up nicely.

“He picked up nicely from the six furlongs and was full of running on the line, suggesting to me that he’s coped well with his very impressive Memsie Stakes run. Since the Caulfield race he’s been really bright and he looks confident stepping up to the mile.”

LLOYD Williams’ champion European stayer Order Of St George was retired on Tuesday, the day the Melbourne Cup weights were released.

He never ran in the race but had the distinction of being topweight in 2016 and 2017.

Order Of St George was being aimed at a third Irish St Leger win, but trainer Aidan O’Brien said as he couldn’t get him to that race at The Curragh on Sunday, he had decided to retire the six-year-old. Order Of St George won 13 of his 25 starts, including the Ascot Gold Cup at the royal meeting in 2016.

Latrobe, trained by O’Brien’s son Joseph, will represent Williams in the 2800m Irish St Leger. If the colt runs well, he’s likely to come for the Melbourne Cup.

Feature double

GEELONG apprentice Georgina Cartwright stole the show at Balaklava on Wednesday.

Cartwright won both features, the $50,000 Flying on Showpero and the $100,000 Balaklava Cup on Temps Voleur. She said the win on Temps Voleur, who led throughout, was the highlight of her career. The former Victorian-trained galloper has won four of six starts since joining Chris Bieg’s stables.